There is a vertical line on the stomach

When people observe their bodies carefully, they should find a vertical line on their stomach. Especially female friends should be familiar with the dark brown line when they are pregnant. This line should be a normal part of the body. It’s just that when a woman is pregnant, the color of the pigmentation changes. Some people may be confused about what is going on with the vertical line on the stomach?

Common physiological phenomenon

There is a line in the middle of everyone's belly, dividing it into two halves. This is actually the original appearance of mothers' stretch marks. The medical term for it is "white line". For most people, this line is not obvious and does not affect their appearance. Only those with more body pigmentation will have it appear below the belly button.

Progesterone turns white line into black line

The belly continues to grow, making the line that was originally attached to the muscle clearly visible. This is also the time when the mother is most worried. At this time, you will find that there will be a black line on the belly. This is actually caused by the white line changing color under the action of hormones.

Pregnancy is a period of hormone explosion, especially the amount of estrogen and androgen will be seriously unbalanced, resulting in the pigment becoming darker and heavier, causing it to settle in the bottom layer of the skin. The white line on the abdomen slowly turns black due to the surge in pigmentation, and most expectant mothers find it difficult to escape.

Belly lines vary

The line on the pregnant mother's belly is not the same. Some are very shallow, and some are very deep. Because the bodies of expectant mothers are different, there will be differences. This black line usually appears on a pregnant woman's body when her belly bulges, which is in the second trimester, but it also appears in some mothers in the late stages of pregnancy.

The depth of the line is also related to the mother's skin. Usually, women with fair or smooth skin and almost no acne marks have very shallow belly lines. On the contrary, those with dark skin and easy accumulation of pigmentation often have dark lines.

Fade method

The prominence of the black line is caused by a surge in hormones, so most mothers do not need to worry. It will usually disappear as the body's environment becomes balanced. Basically, it will disappear one year after delivery, but some mothers need longer, some may take two years, and some may not even disappear.

Some care methods can also reduce the time this line appears. Mothers can apply some special anti-stretch mark lotions to the skin in the middle of pregnancy. When the skin absorbs the lotion, its elasticity will increase and its stretchability will increase, which is conducive to the disappearance of the black line. You can also apply natural tea oil or olive oil twice a day and continue to use it until the confinement period.